Graduate Studies - Current Students
Graduate Student Ph.D. Timeline
| Year 1 | August Year 1: Enter Program |
Spring Year 1: Choose Ph.D. Advisor. May Year 1: Take written qualifying exam
Summer Year 1: MS Thesis Research. |
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| Year 2 | By January Year 2: Pass Oral Qualifying Exam. Complete Stage One. |
| Year 3 | Second Stage May Year 3: Complete Coursework. Summer Year 3: Pass Preliminary Exam. Complete Stage Two. |
| Year 4 |
Choose Final Exam Committee |
Course Requirements
M.S. Degree
- Core Courses – 16 hours
- BIOE 500 Seminar (two semester) – 2 hours
- BIOE 501 Journal Reading – 1 hour
- BIOE 502 Professionalism – 1 hour
- 400/500 Electives – 8 hours
- BIOE 599 Research – 8 hours
- Complete MS Thesis with Advisor Approval
Ph.D. Degree
- Pass Oral and Written Qualifying Exam
- 400/500 Electives - 12 hours
- BIOE 599 Research – 48 hours
- Pass Prelim Exam
- Complete Dissertation with Advisor Approval
- Pass Final Defense
M.S. and Ph.D. Program Explanations
M.S. Thesis
M.S. Non-Thesis
Ph.D. Program
